kuiper belt

Kui·per belt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahy-per belt]
- /ˈkaɪ pər bɛlt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahy-per belt]
- /ˈkaɪ pər bɛlt/

Definitions of kuiper belt words

noun kuiper belt a disk-shaped region on the edge of the solar system that contains masses of ice and icy rock, believed to be the source of comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years. Compare Oort cloud. 1
noun kuiper belt a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, some 30–1000 astronomical units from the sun, containing up to one thousand million icy planetesimals or comet nuclei 0
noun kuiper belt a belt of icy debris orbiting in the outer solar system, thought to be the source of many comets 0

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Parts of speech for Kuiper belt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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kuiper belt popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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